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MASS HPSS Software Support

Met Office · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:34.

Opportunity overview

Renewal of the existing Met Office HPSS software support contract from 1st April to 31st December 2025.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£679.7k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00741598
Location
Winchester, UKJ36, SO21 2JN, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04eb5c
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
IBM have proprietary ownership of the HPSS software solution therefore no other provider on the market would be able to supply the support requirements.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVZW-3234-DTLY
Name
Met Office

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK43
Country
GB
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX1 3PB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Met Office

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVZW-3234-DTLY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-00741598
Name
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ36
Country
GB
Locality
Winchester
Postal Code
SO21 2JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Building C, IBM Hursley Office, Hursley Park Road

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
00741598
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PNQM-8935-PYGQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
MASS HPSS Software Support
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKI
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 2
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Value

Amount
679,722
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
816,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
008663-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
11 Mar 2025, 10:47

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00741598
Name
IBM UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Mar 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2025, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX1 3PB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04eb5c-2025-03-11T10:47:11ZTransparency notice on Find a Tender ·